Where does “brute” come from?
Brute comes from French brut, from Latin brutus meaning "heavy, dull, or irrational," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us.
brute (English): Without reason or intelligence; Characteristic of...
Definitions
- Without reason or intelligence; Characteristic of...
Ancestry of “brute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | brut | — |
| 2 | Old French | brut | — |
| 3 | Latin | brūtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “brute”